8 Starters That Can Guide Conversation on Any Great Book
Or: Don’t let your students be fledglings forever
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Don’t Be Yourself and Other Tips for New Teachers
My sister-in-law and a good friend of mine are both getting ready to begin teaching for the first time, and in talking with them recently I was reminded of the first few weeks of my own teaching career. I was terrified. One the one hand, it is right and proper to be aware of the
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3 Dangerous Metaphors for Education You Should Avoid
Because the Quality of Your Metaphors Determines the Quality of Your Thinking
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7 Tips for Reading Aloud to Your Children (Well)
We all know that reading aloud to our children is important but, like any habit or ritual, it’s hard to do well (or consistently). Here’s some advice to help you cultivate your reading skills and develop a longterm habit.
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On Behalf of and for All
“There is only one salvation for you: take yourself up, and make yourself responsible for all the sins of men. For indeed it is so, my friend, and the moment you make yourself sincerely responsible for everything and everyone, you will see at once that it is really so, that it is you who are
War Metaphors, Argument, and the Quest for Truth
In this “Township” preview Joshua Leland rethinks the way we approach disagreement
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Further Thoughts on Television
In my last post I wrote about the bizarre nature of television, and the way the equally bizarre nature of the internet is far harder for me to recognize and understand. One reader posed a fair question, wondering whether we can “really have a legitimate discussion on how the internet affects our lives…on the internet.”
Why I Don’t Own a Television
A brief non-trash-talky reflection on the bizarre nature of modern media consumption
To Become a Thousand Men
– “Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto“, or “I am a human being, I consider nothing that is human alien to me.” – “Know thyself.” We are reading The Aeneid in my Ancient Literature class, and we’ve just spent a few days watching Troy burn to the ground. It is epic. Most of